America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities

To determine our top 50 bike-friendly cities for 2012, we evaluated cities with populations of 95,000 or more, using data provided by the Alliance for Biking and Walking and the League of American Bicyclists, as well as input from local advocates and bike-ped coordinators. To make the list, a city must possess both a robust cycling infrastructure and a vibrant bike culture. Read on to find out how your city stacks up.

26. Salt Lake City

26 / 50

Population: 186,440

Claims to Fame: Mayor Ralph Becker’s tenfold funding increase for bikeways—which led to 50 new bike-lane miles and green, shared lanes downtown—boosted ridership by 27 percent from 2010 to 2011. City Creek Canyon Road climbs 5.7 miles from downtown into a coniferous forest and is closed to cars on odd-numbered days.